First Woman Seeks Mayoralty in Pittsfield Bid
Pittsfield's first woman candidate for mayor, Mrs. Alexander A. Quaghetti, confirmed she nearly completed nomination papers and named the two mile bus service issue as central. She linked the Berkshire Street Railway strike and urged action, noting support from women signers and her three daughters.
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Alexander A. Quaghetti
GE Naval Ordnance
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Iceland Officials Accused of Abusive U S Guards Incident
The Icelandic ambassador protested to Foy Kohler over U S guards at Keflavik Airport forcing two Icelandic officials to lie in water for 10 minutes and threats to shoot them if they spoke. The New York Times report sparked anti American sentiment in Iceland and added to tensions with U S forces based since 1951. Ambassador Thor Thors confirmed the Times account and said the measures sought were not a demand for removal of troops.
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Two Crop Spuds Grow In Tadzhikistan
Moscow reports from Tass the Soviet news agency that plant breeders have developed potatoes capable of yielding two crops a year. Local tubers were crossed with South American varieties to achieve the double harvests.
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Tadzhikistan
Tass
Five Day Forecast Temperatures and Conditions
Five day outlook shows temperatures near the seasonal normal of 66 degrees through Wednesday with warmer trend into Sunday and a cooling swing next Monday or Tuesday. Expect showers around Sunday or Wednesday.
Rockefeller Considers New Hampshire Draft
Concord NH group of 40 Granite State residents urged Governor Nelson Rockefeller to run for the Republican presidential nomination. They sent a telegram to him in Albany seeking support and stated he would consider the bid seriously. The filing period begins in January and Nixon may challenge Rockefeller in the early New Hampshire primary.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Dover
Mary Koromilas
Merrowy
Students For
English
Joseph Clase
Cheshire County
Rockefeller Jover Nixon
Fram Ohis
Jabor Proimps
Merrow
United States
Gov
New York City
Paul Douglas Dead at 32 in Hollywood Heart Ailment
Hollywood star Paul Douglas aged 52 died today from a heart ailment at his Hollywood Hills home. Firefighters, called by wife Jan sterling at 8:10 am, reported he had died before arrival. Dr Lee A. Siegel attended. Douglas, Philadelphia born, had theater roots, Yale education, and a diverse career in radio, sports narration, acting, and writing.
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Cooper Says Fact-Finders Not Needed In Steel Talks
UPI and AP report Cooper, steel industry negotiator, opposes any government fact-finding board to settle the steel strike. Sen Cravits and Sen Aiken urged Eisenhower to set a one week deadline for settlement as governors move to meet with the President about the 59 day walkout and its broader impact.
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R-Vt
Eisenhower
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Lawrence
Pennsylvania
William L. Batt Jr
J. Caleb Bogis
Delaware
David L. Lawrence
Conference
Clergy Meet Mayor Over Pittsfield Bus Strike Mediation
Three Pittsfield religious leaders meet with Mayor Haughey and state mediator Curran to discuss clergy involvement in resolving Berkshire Street Railway drivers strike now at 86 days. Meeting set for 3 30 with aim to assess clergy mediation potential and settlement contribution.
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Raymond L. Haughey
Joseph Curran
Springfield
Berkshire Street Railway Co
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Eugene F. Marshall
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James N. McCutcheon
South Congregational Church
Harold I. Salzmann
Temple Ansh
George A. Purnell Jr
Yellow Cab Co
Berkshire Street Railway
Yellow Cab
Ward 7
John F. Fraser
Fraser
Kalamazoo Plans Downtown Mall to Stem Exodus
Hayden Bradford of the Kalamazoo Gazette reports a new downtown mall project as businessmen gamble hundreds of thousands of dollars to revive the city core amid outlying retail shifts. The Eagle highlights the 1959 opening of Pittsfield schools and a pictorial page by William H. Tague on restoring a venerable building.
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Chou En-Lai Targets Britain Policy on Tibet Border
Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai accused Britain of backing India’s border pressure as Peiping radio broadcast his remarks to the National People’s Congress standing committee. He urged a peaceful, local settlement and opposed external interference. Nehru rejected Soviet mediation while signaling openness to arbitration on minor northern disputes. Nehru defended the McMahon line but warned of rising mutual irritation over the border crisis.
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Divorce Dilemma State Seizes Office of Middlesex D A
Massachusetts Attorney General takes over Middlesex County District Attorney James L. ODea Jr's office to safeguard prosecutions. Two aides from Lowell and New Bedford, at the request of Chief Justice Paul C. Reardon, will sign in on pending cases while ODea's Las Vegas divorce requires residence in Nevada. The move aims to protect the validity of prosecutions under ODea's name and prevent nonresidence challenges.
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Middlesex County
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State Disowns Frisky Mowers On Highway
Massachusetts Public Works Commissioner Anthony N DuNatale said two men accused of playing tag with state highway mowers in Lunenburg were not state employees and did not operate state equipment. An Ins department probe found they were Cedar Hill Landscaping Co. workers under contract to mow Routes 2 and 2A. the equipment belonged to the contractor. Both men were discharged after the incident and had paid court fines for lacking driving licenses.
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Anthony N DuNatale
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DiNatale
Ins Department
Imen
Cedar Hill Landscaping Co
New Newspaper Plant Dedicated in Boston
The Boston Herald and Traveler opened a new plant in Boston with a dedication attended by about 130 business civic and political leaders. Publisher Robert B. Choate recalled the ceremony was held exactly 28 years after the old Mason street plant opened in downtown Boston.
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Boston Herald and Traveler
Greater Boston
Robert B. Choate
Mason Street
State Hiring Office Takes Road on Wheels
The State Division of Employment Security unveiled a 43-foot mobile employment office to recruit 5,500 workers for Cape Cod cranberry harvest. Based in Wareham, it will travel to needed sites and supplement 76 public employment officers statewide, costing about a midrange auto price but expected to pay for itself quickly.
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State Division of Employment Security Today
Cape Cod
Wareham
Defiant Dean Snodgrass joins Hastings law staff
Dean David Snodgrass, founder of Hastings Law School after World War II, marks his fifth birthday with a 14 member staff all eligible for social security. He has served as Dean since 1940 and continues to run the school, teaching a contracts class and insisting he has no rule forcing retirement.
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David Snodgrass
Hastings Law School
Hastings
University of Calfornia
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